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Salvo   /sˈælvoʊ/   Listen
noun
Salvo  n.  (pl. salvos)  An exception; a reservation; an excuse. "They admit many salvos, cautions, and reservations."


Salvo  n.  
1.
(Mil.) A concentrated fire from pieces of artillery, as in endeavoring to make a break in a fortification; a volley.
2.
A salute paid by a simultaneous, or nearly simultaneous, firing of a number of cannon.





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"Salvo" Quotes from Famous Books



... artillery. The fighting soon became heavy. The 1st Ohio was ordered up to Minty's relief, and a systematic attack made with good results, the enemy retiring from sight. The march was resumed, but the enemy again showed himself, and, selecting a good position on the flank, opened up a lively salvo of artillery, playing his pieces well. Shells screamed through the air over the moving column, and the 3d and 4th Ohio suffered seriously. Considerable time was consumed in brushing off this force, whose evident aim was to harass and not fight, but ...
— Bugle Blasts - Read before the Ohio Commandery of the Military Order of - the Loyal Legion of the United States • William E. Crane
... At that instant he started the propeller. The motor roared like a salvo of guns, and streaks of fire could be seen shooting from one cylinder to the other, until there was ...
— Tom Swift in the Caves of Ice • Victor Appleton
... anzi disse al di lui medico che voleva gettarsi al nuoto onde raggiungere la spiaggia: 'Non abbandonate la nave finche abbiamo forze per direggerla: allorche saremo coperti dall' acque, allora gettatevi pure, che io vi salvo.'"] ...
— Life of Lord Byron, Vol. 6 (of 6) - With his Letters and Journals • Thomas Moore
... bravely as he dragged it out into the sun, turned on the petrol and set the controls. He shoved the gear lever into second, lifted the exhaust and pushed, and the willing little twin fired its first spluttering salvo as he bumped out of the rutted lane into ...
— Men of Affairs • Roland Pertwee
... de Moros un solo alcalde Libra lo cevil e lo criminal, E todo el dia se esta de valde For la justicia andar muy igual: Alli non es Azo, nin es Decretal, Nin es Roberto, nin la Clementina, Salvo discrecion e buena doctrina, La qual muestra a todos vevir ...
— History of the Reign of Ferdinand and Isabella V1 • William H. Prescott


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